title: The mechanism of electroacupuncture for predicting the efficacy of deep brain stimulation in pharmacoresistant epilepsy may be involved in the melanocortinergic signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
authors.forename: Xue-Bi
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Rong-Chun
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui-Lian
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tao-Tao
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Chuan-Jian
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000592:standards*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053486:Melanocortins / Q000378:metabolism*; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D053486:Melanocortins; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4